| | Melrose, MA | Matthews, NC | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $23,560 | $12,612 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $19,196 | $9,703 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $12,141 | $6,250 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 11.99 | 16.21 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 354 | 1149 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 331 | 307 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 1.8% | 1.5% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 2.0% | 3.2% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 96.2% | 95.3% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 11.2% | 18.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 7.0% | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 61.9% | 55.1% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 19.9% | 12.1% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 3.5% | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 4.7% | 1.4% | 1.5% |